Boehner denies backing out of Biden deal

House Speaker John Boehner's office lashed out Tuesday at Vice President Joe Biden's assertion that the speaker backed out of a debt deal with the White House last summer.

Biden said at an Obama fundraiser Tuesday that the vice president had struck debt agreements with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Boehner but none was able to deliver the votes.

"On what planet did these negotiations take place? That's a shameless fabrication that everyone knows cannot be substantiated," Boehner's office said in a statement. "The Vice President should explain his wild claim or take it back."

Boehner initially negotiated with President Barack Obama in an effort to reach a deal on the debt ceiling but that arrangement fell through.

A spokeswoman for Biden did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.